Crystal structures and mechanical properties of osmium diboride at high pressure

Wang, Yi X.; Liu, Ying Y.; Yan, Zheng; Liu, Wei; Zhou, Gao L.; Xiong, Ke

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-85334-y

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“…Ab initio calculations pave the path for new design approaches allowing to suppress unwanted material’s behaviour in many applications, hence, are essential for accelerating modern technological processes. Especially in the field of thin ceramic films—including transition metal carbides, nitrides, and diborides—ab initio predictions are viewed as useful trend-givers 1 – 4 and almost routinely complement experimental studies 5 – 8 . Our work focuses on transition metal diborides (MB s) which belong to ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTC) and are attractive for high hardness, good resistance to abrasive and erosive wear as well as excellent oxidation and corrosion resistance 9 – 13 .…”

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Ceramic transition metal diboride superlattices with improved ductility and fracture toughness screened by ab initio calculations

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Koutná

Sangiovanni

et al. 2023

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Inherent brittleness, which easily leads to crack formation and propagation during use, is a serious problem for protective ceramic thin-film applications. Superlattice architectures, with alternating nm-thick layers of typically softer/stiffer materials, have been proven powerful method to improve the mechanical performance of, e.g., cubic transition metal nitride ceramics. Using high-throughput first-principles calculations, we propose that superlattice structures hold promise also for enhancing mechanical properties and fracture resistance of transition metal diborides with two competing hexagonal phases, $$\alpha$$ α and $$\omega$$ ω . We study 264 possible combinations of $$\alpha /\alpha$$ α / α , $$\alpha /\omega$$ α / ω or $$\omega /\omega$$ ω / ω MB$$_2$$ 2 (where M $$=$$ = Al or group 3–6 transition metal) diboride superlattices. Based on energetic stability considerations, together with restrictions for lattice and shear modulus mismatch ($$\Delta a<4\%$$ Δ a < 4 % , $$\Delta G>40$$ Δ G > 40 GPa), we select 33 superlattice systems for further investigations. The identified systems are analysed in terms of mechanical stability and elastic constants, $$C_{ij}$$ C ij , where the latter provide indication of in-plane vs. out-of-plane strength ($$C_{11}$$ C 11 , $$C_{33}$$ C 33 ) and ductility ($$C_{13}-C_{44}$$ C 13 - C 44 , $$C_{12}-C_{66}$$ C 12 - C 66 ). The superlattice ability to resist brittle cleavage along interfaces is estimated by Griffith’s formula for fracture toughness. The $$\alpha /\alpha$$ α / α -type TiB$$_2$$ 2 /MB$$_2$$ 2 (M $$=$$ = Mo, W), HfB$$_2$$ 2 /WB$$_2$$ 2 , VB$$_2$$ 2 /MB$$_2$$ 2 (M $$=$$ = Cr, Mo), NbB$$_2$$ 2 /MB$$_2$$ 2 (M $$=$$ = Mo, W), and $$\alpha /\omega$$ α / ω -type AlB$$_2$$ 2 /MB$$_2$$ 2 (M $$=$$ = Nb, Ta, Mo, W), are suggested as the most promising candidates providing atomic-scale basis for enhanced toughness and resistance to crack growth.

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